Trailering tips for low cars

[Campbell]

Hi - having an issue with getting a low car into a trailer, I jack the front of the trailer up and use 2x8 boards to pick up the front of the car.. anyone have tips that help them get their car on? thanks

[Z3_GoCar]

Longer ramps :shrug:

[djsilver]

I carried longer ramps for a while but found something better for me, at least. Make a couple of spacers so that the ramps just clear your spoiler when you pull up to it. Now when you drive onto the ramps your chin will clear the ramp by the thickness of the spacers and give you a head start.

[Ralf]

http://www.discountramps.com/trailer-ramps.htm

[Campbell]

The race ramps look interesting.. djsilver, what do you mean by "spacers"? what are they and where do you put them? thanks

[djsilver]

The race ramps look interesting.. djsilver, what do you mean by "spacers"? what are they and where do you put them? thanks

Just a couple of short boards right under the end of the ramps.

[ScotMac]

http://www.discountramps.com/trailer-ramps.htm

These are nice, but they will take more space in the trailer and not give much more benefit than my "long boards".

What about dropping the trailer down a bit, by using smaller wheels? It will add more wear on the tires and hubs tho (from the the extra revs).

[Streetwise guy]

I carry a set of plastic drive on ramps- like for doing oil changes at home- and I run the back wheels of the truck up on them. Easier than jacking, and it seems to help quite a bit, at least with the dragging of the middle of the car. Nose, I don't have any trouble.

[924Guy]

I now have a trailer designed for low cars - DSR's! With the old trailer (steel, with big wheels) I had to raise the nose using a jack to be sure not to rip the exhaust off.

This Trailex has small wheels (13's IIRC), little trailer tires, and a tilt-bed. Absurdly low and flat; don't think I'll have too much trouble getting the DSR on once it's built. And yes, currently using it for the ITB car, and that's now a no-brainer...

[spawpoet]

You could also get an extra set of wheels just for trailering your car and mount higher profile tires on them. A little more trouble at the track switching them out every event, but it will get the job done.

[tom91ita]

i have seen more than one trailer that was either built or modified to have somethihng liike this as part of the flip part of the door/ramp. can't find any photos.

http://www.discountramps.com/images/trailer-ramps-4.jpg

imagine that the above was hinged on the door so that instead of flipping up the short ~12-18" long section, you flipped up the entire ramp section. it is essentially out of the way in the trailer since it is now part of the door.

the ramp itself had supports on it that kept the main part of the door supported up ~12" and the ramp extension then flipped down and added ~2-4 feet more ramp length.

EDIT: still no pics but found a reference to an option with Pace: http://www.barkertrailersales.com/media/pursuit/tag/PR8520TA2.pdf